Switched on to Magic of Youth

THE PLAIN DEALER
SWIlcr icu. sta ^ ^
By Sally Chicoine Fink
Poof!
i The iightbulb in the young
kA's hand suddenly glowed
brightly, although not a
1 5S switch, battery or
electricjordjvasjnjight.
And the faces of several
suddenly glowed a bit
brighter, too.
Barrie Shulman not only
believes in magic; she
makes it. . g
At UMs years old, she has
fi vears of interest in trick-
64ebeUd her. She enj>ys
Uprising People, watching
the quizzical-delighted ex
Session on their faces as
they wonder 'now where in
Se world did that penny
go?' m
AUDIENCES vary, however, and children can be
the rudest critics of all.
Carrie has been performing recently at various h-
IgFef the Cleveland
Public Library and the
Shaker Heights Public Library.
the audience, she brought
the tiny blade down through
his finger without harming
it She found six pennies
where there had only been
three, changed blank paper
5to money, and made a
bunny-painted playing card
disappear from a hat.
As a grand finale, she
tossed baUoons to the audi-
ence.
}
"I FIRST became interested in magic about six
eswsu "i o recalled,
years ago, sne. . /rl J
-when I saw an ad m one of
Mr Nathan's pamphlets,
fe used to sell all kinds o
things, including magic
tricks." . _ .
"Mr Nathan" is Ben
Nathan of University
Heights, the Shulman fam-
Uy'? next door neighbor. Be-
Xs Barrie, who is a sixth
erader at Belvoir School,
fnd Russell, the Shulmans
are parents of Sol^and
shows with live animals —
rabbits, and doves—" Barrie
commented. "Even if the
kids don't like the trick, they
like seeing animals."
"I never do a trick in public until I have had it and
practiced with it at least a
month," she continued.
"Magic will be nice for earning a little extra money when
I'm older, but I don't want to
go into it as a profession."
NOR does she dream o$ becoming a professional actress, although she is active
in productions at Wiley
Junior High School. Her roles
have included Annika in
"Pippy Long Stockings" and
the toymaster's assistant in
"Babes in Toyland."
Barrie's method of keeping cool "when children think
they know the tricks but
really don't and call me a
fake" is counting to ten
What she finds most upsetting is making a mistake.

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THE PLAIN DEALER
SWIlcr icu. sta ^ ^
By Sally Chicoine Fink
Poof!
i The iightbulb in the young
kA's hand suddenly glowed
brightly, although not a
1 5S switch, battery or
electricjordjvasjnjight.
And the faces of several
suddenly glowed a bit
brighter, too.
Barrie Shulman not only
believes in magic; she
makes it. . g
At UMs years old, she has
fi vears of interest in trick-
64ebeUd her. She enj>ys
Uprising People, watching
the quizzical-delighted ex
Session on their faces as
they wonder 'now where in
Se world did that penny
go?' m
AUDIENCES vary, however, and children can be
the rudest critics of all.
Carrie has been performing recently at various h-
IgFef the Cleveland
Public Library and the
Shaker Heights Public Library.
the audience, she brought
the tiny blade down through
his finger without harming
it She found six pennies
where there had only been
three, changed blank paper
5to money, and made a
bunny-painted playing card
disappear from a hat.
As a grand finale, she
tossed baUoons to the audi-
ence.
}
"I FIRST became interested in magic about six
eswsu "i o recalled,
years ago, sne. . /rl J
-when I saw an ad m one of
Mr Nathan's pamphlets,
fe used to sell all kinds o
things, including magic
tricks." . _ .
"Mr Nathan" is Ben
Nathan of University
Heights, the Shulman fam-
Uy'? next door neighbor. Be-
Xs Barrie, who is a sixth
erader at Belvoir School,
fnd Russell, the Shulmans
are parents of Sol^and
shows with live animals —
rabbits, and doves—" Barrie
commented. "Even if the
kids don't like the trick, they
like seeing animals."
"I never do a trick in public until I have had it and
practiced with it at least a
month," she continued.
"Magic will be nice for earning a little extra money when
I'm older, but I don't want to
go into it as a profession."
NOR does she dream o$ becoming a professional actress, although she is active
in productions at Wiley
Junior High School. Her roles
have included Annika in
"Pippy Long Stockings" and
the toymaster's assistant in
"Babes in Toyland."
Barrie's method of keeping cool "when children think
they know the tricks but
really don't and call me a
fake" is counting to ten
What she finds most upsetting is making a mistake.